First Cholera, Now, New ANTHRAX Outbreak in Haiti

Last week we reported on a Cholera Outbreak in Haiti; http://meatsubs.blogspot.com/2010/10/thousands-die-needlessly-in-haiti-from.html

and now, today,  this;

ANTHRAX - HAITI: (OUEST) FATAL

(Apparently, Haiti has had a problem with Anthrax since the 1990's)


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Date: Sat 23 Oct 2010

Source: Marie-Carmel Charles reported to HealthMap Alerts [edited]







Anthrax - Haiti report

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First human death of anthrax ("charbon" in French) is confirmed in Leogane.



Communicated by:

Dr Marie-Carmel Charles

to HealthMap Alerts





[This reflects more the invasion of health personnel lately than a

change in the anthrax status of Haiti. Anthrax is hyperendemic in

this western part of Hispaniola -- Santo Domingo manages to be

essentially free. Reports during the past decade have been sparse.

They merely informed OIE that the disease was present in livestock

and humans. However during the 1900's there were significant numbers

of human cases reported most years: 1993 (more than 180), 1994 (622),

1995 (768), 1998 (183 human cases and 220 cattle cases), 1999 (176)

-- and remember the population of Haiti is not large so these

numerator numbers are significant. - Mod.MHJ]



[Leogane, in the Ouest Department of Haiti, can be located on the

HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Haiti at

. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]

...................................sb/lm/mhj/mj/dk



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